Where does “invariantism” come from?
invariantism (English) comes from English invariant, from English variant, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, from Latin variō, from Latin varius, from Latin vārus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
invariantism (English): A philosophy of invariants, holding that...
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- A philosophy of invariants, holding that...
Ancestry of “invariantism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | invariant | not varying; constant; Unaffected by a specified... |
| 2 | English | variant | Showing variety, diverse; Showing deviation or... |
| 3 | Old French | variant | varying; which varies |
| 4 | Latin | variāns | — |
| 5 | Latin | variō | — |
| 6 | Latin | varius | diverse, different, various, variegated |
| 7 | Latin | vārus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wer- | to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |